Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Thu, Jun 2, 2016, 7:33 AM GMT+13 (18:33 UTC), 473 km (294 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-01 18:33:58 UTC
Depth
473.4 km (294.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.140° S, 178.008° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.8 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3772 days ago · 470 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.9264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 520 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 583 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3763 days ago · 516 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 590 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 5.1Fiji region · 3760 days ago · 561 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 597 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 595 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3748 days ago · 544 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 534 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3740 days ago · 566 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3738 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3735 days ago · 516 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 544 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.6268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3732 days ago · 467 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3730 days ago · 539 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3730 days ago · 504 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3728 days ago · 606 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 3724 days ago · 611 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 4.7Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 578 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 3718 days ago · 559 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 3715 days ago · 553 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.4245 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3775 days ago · 456 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3776 days ago · 551 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 588 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 6.9Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 406 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  5. 6.4Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 567 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3783 days ago · 578 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.3239 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3783 days ago · 354 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3784 days ago · 621 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3788 days ago · 562 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 3789 days ago · 569 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.1232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3792 days ago · 305 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3796 days ago · 540 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 564 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 600 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 594 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200062jz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC.